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    chemical reactions- help

    Just need an explanation for these two chemical reactions and why the reactants created the products (btw equations aren't balanced) Ca + H2O --> Ca(OH)2 + H2 CaCO3 + HCl --> CaCl2 + CO2 + H2O
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    Subject selection assistance

    for yr 11 you need at least 12 units and you only have 10
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    Decomposition reaction

    I know that in the decomposition reaction AB --> A+B but I don't understand the examples listed below First one: CaCO3 ---> CaO + CO2 why does it equal to calcium oxide + carbon dioxide and not calcium + carbonate? Second one: KClO3 ---> KCl + O2 I just don't understand this one haha
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    SAT or ACT?

    To people who have done them before, what are the tests like? Are they similar? Do you think a Year 10 student can cope with the test content?
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    maths in the hsc

    If you plan to do Maths Ext 1 or 2, will your marks from 2unit maths count towards your ATAR?
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    Selective schools with incompetent teachers?

    Well I go to Manly, which was I think ranked 14th last year but we're normally in the top 10
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    Selective schools with incompetent teachers?

    I have this teacher who is an extremely cool person but honestly has no teaching ability. Some days he would spend the first 20mins of class scrolling through youtube to find a video we can watch, but most of the time they end up being really bad and he's like "we don't need to watch the rest of...
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    Find the values of k that will make each quadratic a perfect square

    a) x^2 - 2kx + 16 b) (5k - 1)x^2 - 4x + (2k - 1) Do I solve these using the discriminant formula?
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    Y9 & 10 Results Thread

    oh crap
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    Study Tips Needed/Subject Selection

    yeah going on with mousetop's response, write and memorise notes as you go so you don't have to stress out about memorising a whole chunk of notes at the end just before the test
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    Study Tips Needed/Subject Selection

    It doesn't matter how long you study for. What matters is how effective your study sessions are. So like you may say that you study for 3-4 hours but actually you were on facebook at the same time, making your study ineffective (btw I'm not saying that you do that, but that's what most people...
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    Lots of questions about essays :(

    How many quotes per paragraph? Definitely at least three I think. Better ask your teacher How many paragraphs per idea? 1 How exactly should I structure my PEEL, TEEL, or any sort? T: topic sentence, where you introduce your idea. E: evidence, so quotes and stuff. E: explanation: how your...
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    12 or 13 subjects?

    i'd say 13 It's better to do as many subjects you can cope with so that you have a wider choice on what subjects you can drop for yr 12
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    NEED HELP - Subject Selection

    I think you should do subjects that will give you a wide range of uni and job opportunities eg. doing chemistry can help you get into any science course, maths is required if you want to become a teacher i think, economics for when you want to go into finance, legal for law, etc Also choose...
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    Science Focus Textbooks?

    If your school has the textbooks then on like the first page there should be a username and password which you can then use to login to pearsonplaces.com.au and get an online version of the textbooks. I think you can also sign up on the website without needing a username and password but I think...
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    ICAS Help

    First of all, I go to a selective school and trust me half of the kids in my grade get credits, quite a few get distinctions and maybe one or two get a high distinction. Second of all: school-based tests are completely different to tests like ICAS. School exams test your knowledge on the stuff...
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    domain and range

    How do I find the domain and range of functions without having to draw it out or know the graph? I know for functions that have a square root the value under the square root can't be negative, or in a fraction the denominator cannot be zero, etc, so figuring out the domain isn't too hard, but...
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    motion physics

    s=ut+1/2at^2 v^2=u^2+2as What are these two formulas used for? I know that the first one can be used to find displacement but it can be figured out through s=vt
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    advanced english vs 3u english

    just want to know what stuff you learn and what the assessments are like for each course since I have to choose my prelim courses pretty soon
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